The Director Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, Dr. Peterson Kyebambe was recently hosted at the Uganda Virus Research Institute. He hailed the long-standing partnership between the hospital and the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI). He was paying a courtesy visit to Professor Pontiano Kaleebu, the Director of UVRI, on Tuesday 7th June 2022. This was Dr.
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The Alliance for Global Health and Science (the Alliance) is a partnership between the University of California, Berkeley and Makerere University. The Alliance seeks to make a tangible, enduring impact by focusing on locally identified health research needs and strengthening collaborations between faculty at UC Berkeley and Makerere University.
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Two staff at UVRI recently acquired PhDs at the just recently concluded Makerere University graduations of 2022.
The included; Anne Kapaata with PhD in Molecular Virology and Stephen Balinandi with PhD in Virology.
Two staff at UVRI recently acquired PhDs at the just recently concluded Makerere University graduations of 2022.
The included; Anne Kapaata with PhD in Molecular Virology and Stephen Balinandi.
Prof. Pontiano Kaleebu recently received a medal of service on the National Labour day celebrations at Kololo Independece Grounds in Kampala. The celebrations were presided over by the President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
Mmebers of Parliament visited Uganda Virus Research Institute on Friday 15th April 2022 to ascertain progress of the vaccine development project and understand the capacity atained by the institution. The day started with a meeting in the library followed by a tour around the laboratories on campus.
The East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO) is a semi-autonomous institution of the East African Community (EAC). EASTECO is mandated to promote and coordinate the development, management and application of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in the Partner States.
A team of laboratory experts convened from 29-30th March 2022 to develop, review, and approve COVID19 manual that will be used to guide Laboratories in the continuous improvement of quality management systems.
